Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 232

Hera never expected that pair of cufflinks to end up in his hands.

"I didn't expect you to secretly prepare a Christmas gift for me. It made me very happy." Bernard smiled.

Yesterday afternoon, when he returned to Skyview Heights, he ran into a Jacob & Co. salesperson who had come to deliver the cufflinks.

Bernard learned from the salesperson that Hera had secretly ordered a gift a month ago. When he asked her about it back then, she had played dumb. It turned out she had prepared this little surprise for him.

However, some unpleasant events nearly ruined it.

Watching his smiling face and considering his sexual orientation, Hera felt it was ironic to give him a gift since they had no relationship. "Who said the cufflinks were for you? I prepared them for my brother. Take them off!" she said with mild anger as she stepped forward to retrieve them.

Bernard dodged her reaching hand, grabbed her, and pulled her into his firm chest. As she tried to push him away, he quickly seized her hands.

"You already gave your brother a pair of sapphire cufflinks. You wouldn't give the same gift twice. This pair was custom-made for me, wasn't it?" Bernard asked as he looked down at her intently, waiting for her to admit it.

As he looked at her that way, Hera felt a surge of irritation. She thought he must find it amusing to tease her this way. She struggled to free her hands, but the disparity in their strength was too significant.

"Let go of me!" she said coldly, her expression stern.

Despite seeing Hera angry, Bernard still didn't loosen his grip. "Answer me first. Were these cufflinks custom-made especially for me?" At that moment, Bernard was a completely different person from the one who often played the victim.

Hera was momentarily stunned. She suddenly realized that she might not understand Bernard at all and even wondered if the person she thought she knew had just been playing with her all along. The thought made her angry. "Does it really matter?"